Battle of Koh Tang
E166512
The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Koh Tang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1454727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Koh Tang Context triple: [Mayaguez incident, notableEngagement, Battle of Koh Tang]
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A.
Battle of Kontum
The Battle of Kontum was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in the Central Highlands where South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully halted a large North Vietnamese offensive.
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B.
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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C.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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D.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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E.
Battle of An Lộc
The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Koh Tang Target entity description: The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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A.
Battle of Kontum
The Battle of Kontum was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in the Central Highlands where South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully halted a large North Vietnamese offensive.
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B.
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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C.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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D.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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E.
Battle of An Lộc
The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
controversy over necessity of the assault
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debate over intelligence failures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koh Tang Island battle
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Mayaguez incident ⓘ
surface form:
Mayaguez rescue operation
|
| belligerent |
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Kampuchea forces
Khmer Rouge ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties |
Khmer Rouge killed and wounded
ⓘ
U.S. killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause | seizure of SS Mayaguez ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
George S. Brown
ⓘ
John J. Burns ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | U.S. military memorials to Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| conflict | Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| date | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| endDate | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | off the coast of Cambodia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major U.S. combat action in Southeast Asia in the Vietnam era ⓘ |
| involves |
Khmer Rouge naval forces
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ helicopter assault landings ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Vietnam War
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War era
|
| locationDescription | Gulf of Thailand ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confusion over status of Mayaguez crew
ⓘ
friendly-fire incidents ⓘ heavy U.S. helicopter losses ⓘ |
| objective |
recovery of SS Mayaguez
ⓘ
rescue of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Khmer Rouge local commanders ⓘ |
| partOf | Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| partOfOperation |
Mayaguez incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Mayaguez
|
| place | Koh Tang ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975)
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surface form:
Fall of Phnom Penh
Fall of Saigon ⓘ |
| relatedTo | SS Mayaguez ⓘ |
| result |
release of SS Mayaguez crew
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tactical stalemate ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Vietnam War withdrawal period ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
airmobile assault
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amphibious assault ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Koh Tang Description of subject: The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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